BONUS QUESTIONS FROM DR.

CARL BALITA ay nakapokus sa sariling panlasa ng mambabasa at kilala rin sa katawagan na reader-
1. Let us campaign for the total ban ____________ of harmful insecticides. A. With the use response theory. a. Impresyonistac. antropolohiya b. Patalambuhayd. pansikolohiya
B. On using C. on the use D. with using 11. I can’t find ________ calculator; may I use _________, Prince?
2. “Your statements are IMPERTINENT to the case.” The capitalized word means A. My, yours
______________. A. Important B. Irrelevant C. Violent D. malicious B. His, yours
3. Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela realized his dream of a free and non-racial C. My, his
South Africa by forgiving his oppressors and negotiating in good faith for the peaceful D. Yours, mine
transition to democracy. Nelson Mandela demonstrated his trait of ________________. A. 12. Neither the teacher nor the students ________________ present in the affairs.
Friendliness B. Determination C. forgiving D. loyalty A. Am
4. In William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice,” Portia, the judge said: “The quality of B. Was
mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath... It C. Is
is twice blest; it blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis mightier than the D. Were
mightiest... and one is likened to God when mercy seasons justice.” The main thought of the 13. We admire ___________ when Cynthia speaks English fluently with _______________.
excerpt it that ___________________ A. Mercy is only for deserving B. Mercy is limited in A. Him, them
extent C. Mercy is spontaneous and freely given. B. Her, us
5. Who was the first editor of La Solidaridad ? C. Him, we
A. Juan Luna B. Graciano Lopez Jaena C. Jose Rizal D. Marcelo H. Del Pilar D. Him, me
6. A hypothetical ecosystem contains lettuce (the producer), a caterpillar (the primary 14. “The figures must be TRANSMUTED in order to understand the grade.” The capitalized
consumer), a small passerine bird (the secondary consumer) and a lion (the tertiary word means:
consumer). A gardener arrives and sprays pesticide, killing all the caterpillars. What can A. Estimated
happen to the ecosystem? B. Surpassed
A. The passerine birds will thrive. B. The lions will eventually die. C. the passerine birds C. Changed
will convert to herbivores. D. the lettuce will wilt and die. D. Summed
7. Among models of reading strategies, what did student Jk adopt when she reads back and 15. Some preachers suggest the _____________ that the end of the world is near.
forth, attending to both what is in her mind and what’s on the page? A. Proposal
A. Bottoms-up B. Prophecy
B. Interactive C. Down-top D. Top-down C. Prophetic
8. If threat of punishment is necessary on erring students, how should this best be done? D. Prophet
A.Make the threat and reinforce with warning C. Warn and threat at the same time B.Make 16. Filipino writer whose stories and poems depict Filipino-Spanish cultural beliefs and
the threat with immediate punishment D. First a warning before the threat traditions.
9. When USA decided to drop the atomic bomb to Nagasaki in order to stop the land A. Edilberto Tiempo
invasion of Japan, what degree of moral certitude can describe this decision of USA? a. B. N.V.M. Gonzales
Doubtful c. Certain b. Perflexedd. Callous C. Bienvenido Santos
10. Isang dulog pampatikan na kung saan ang pagpapakahulugan sa isang tekstong binasa D. Nick Joaquin
17. Tax imposed on all employed and practicing professionals A. China
A. Income tax B. Japan
B. Community tax C. Philippines
C. Real estate tax D. Thailand
D. Inheritance tax 24. What is one of the man-made wonders of the Philippines?
18. Who is known as the “Father of the Local Government Code”? A. Rice terraces
A. Joey Lina B. Mount Makiling
B. Jovito Salonga C. Manila Bay
C. Joseph Estrada D. Taal Volcano
D. Aquilino Pimentel 25. Who was the Spanish mestizo priest who first led the native secular clergy in the
19. An ant colony stores food in the summer defends itself by stinging enemies and invades Secularization Movement in 1861?
a competing ant colony and steals larvae and uses them as new workers. What is the term to A. Father Jacinto Zamora
best describe how this species copes with everyday life? B. Father Pedro Pelaez
A. Ecological defeat C. Father Gregorio Aglipay
B. Ecological success D. Father Jose Burgos
C. Environmental habitation 26. Analects which are short and witty sayings that treat of moral values and good human
D. Ecological niche relation, are attributed to:
20. If a die is rolled, what is the probability of getting a number divisible by 2? A. Mao Tze Tung
A. ½ B. Mencius
B. 1/3 C. Confucius
C. ¼ D. Lao-Tzu
D. 1/6 27. Which of the following was the first to happen?
21. How long will it take A and B together, to finish a job which can be done by A alone in 6 A. Aguinaldo declared Philippine Independence.
days and B alone in 3 days? B. Guerilla warfare against the US was initiated.
A. 2 1/2 days C. The Philippines was ceded to the US by the Treaty of Paris.
B. 3 days D. Aguinaldo was captured.
C. 2 days 28. The acronym HTML means Hyper Text Mark-up _____________.
D. 3 ½ days A. Line
22. Maternity leaves are extended to women. What legal provision extends this? B. Language
A. Article XIV Education C. Letter
B. Article XIII Sec 14 women D. Label
C. Article XIII Role and Rights of People's Organization 29. The fraction halfway between 3/7 and 4/7 is ________________.
D. Article XII Bill of Rights A. 1/2
23. Which is the largest country in Asia? B. 1/3
C. ¼ 36. Who was the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines?
D. 1/8 A. Ramon Blanco
30. Simplify (3x – 9) / (x2 – 9) B. Basilio Agustin
A. 3 / (x – 3) C. Diego de los Rios
B. 3 / (x + 1) D. Fermin Jaudenes
C. 3 / (x + 3) 37. of the pledges of the President of the Philippines is to defend its:
D. 3 / (x – 1) A. Constitution
31. With the Batasang Pambansa performing legislative and executive powers in the Marcos B. Citizens
regime, which form of government was implemented? C. Land
A. Monarchial D. Islands
B. Presidential 38. The least common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 3 and 4 is ______.
C. Parliamentary A. 13
D. Dictatorial B. 24
32. The “Rubaiyat” a loosely joined series of 280 stanzas, has this general theme. Which C. 14
one? D. 12
A. Always look forward to a new day. 39. Which of the following has the smallest mass when measured in an equal arm balance?
B. Grasp pleasure while you can. A. ½ sheet of pad paper
C. Never give in to death easily. B. ¼ sheet of pad paper
D. Create your own world and beautify it. C. 1/8 sheet of pad paper
33. This demonstrated the feeding connections between all life forms. D. 1/3 sheet of pad paper
A. Nutrition cycles 40. How many glasses of Cola each to be filled with 150 cu cm of the liquid can be made
B. Fossil cycle from 5 family size bottles of cola each containing 1.5 liters?
C. Biochemical pathways A. 60
D. Food web B. 40
34. A toothpick can sit on the surface of water due to _________________. C. 45
A. Surface tension D. 50
B. Atmospheric pressure 41. If the average or arithmetic mean of x and -5 is 10, then what must be the value of x?
C. Buoyancy A. 25
D. Viscosity B. 15
35. In a flame test, the presence of boron in a solution is evident by what color of flame? C. 30
A. Bright green D. 20
B. Brick red 42. In an English test, eight students obtained the following scores: 10, 15, 12, 18, 16, 24,
C. Gold 12, and 14. What is the median score?
D. Lilac A. 14 B. 15. 5 C. 14. 5
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31c
1. C 32b
2.b 33d
3.c 34a
4.c 35a
5.b 36c
6.b 37a
7.b 38d
8.d 39c
9.c 40d
10.a 41a
11.a 42.c.
12.d
13.b
14c
15.b
16d
17a
18. pimentel
19d
20a
21c
22b
23a
24a
25b
26c
27a
28b
29a